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2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
311 Degrees Awarded
$10,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,548 people earned their degree in urban and regional planning, general, making the major the 241st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 487 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 311 urban and regional planning, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in urban and regional planning, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great urban and regional planning, general programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the urban and regional planning, general program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree urban design students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Urban & Regional Planning, General (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $11,454 for southwest region bachelor’s degree urban design students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Texas A&M College Station Urban & Regional Planning, General Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 80 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $7,044 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Design students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at ASU - Tempe

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 79 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s urban design students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,562 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Design students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Arizona.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Urban & Regional Planning, General at University of Arizona

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s urban design students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNT, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $8,521 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Design students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at University of North Texas

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school handed out 75 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s urban design students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Skysong is $12,037 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Design students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at ASU - Skysong

#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Urban Design Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 22 bachelors’s urban design degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Urban & Regional Planning, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $11,125 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Urban Design students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Urban & Regional Planning, General at Texas State

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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